Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Jaroměřice · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

Kadrmanka

This is the name of a small ravine where Jaroměřice's Calvary meets Háj. Devils supposedly gathered here at an iron table. Their chief was called Kadrman, giving the ravine its name. They harmed the local people, and anyone who threw a stone into Kadrmanka was said to suffer damage to their crops. Only when a chapel was built on the hill did the devils leave.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Jaroměřice
Municipality / starting point
Jaroměřice
District / region
Svitavy
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
3 km E of Jevíčka

This is the name of a small ravine where Jaroměřice's Calvary meets Háj. Devils supposedly gathered here at an iron table. Their chief was called Kadrman, giving the ravine its name. They harmed the local people, and anyone who threw a stone into Kadrmanka was said to suffer damage to their crops. Only when a chapel was built on the hill did the devils…

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 143

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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